1 Year to lose 100 pounds. 1 Year to take control of the next 50. 1 Year for my family. 1 Year to train for the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge. 1 Year to raise funds for Arthritis Research.

Monday, 27 July 2015

Progress Report: Mon, 27 July 2015

Progress
Report: 27 July, 2015

Date

Body Weight

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Lbs

Kg

Stone

Mon,
1 June 2015

275

124.7

19.6

41.7

Mon,
8 June 2015

271

122.9

19.3

41

Mon,
15 June 2015

266

120.6

19

40.4

Mon,
22 June 2015

260

117.9

18.5

39.7

Mon,
29 June 2015

253

114.7

18

38.5

Mon,
6 July 2015

248

112.5

17.7

37.7

Mon,
13 July 2015

248

112.5

17.7

37.7

Mon,
20 July 2015

243

110.2

17.3

36.9

Mon, 27 July, 2015

241

109.3

17.2

36.6

A rather odd week as far as diet and exercise go but happy I
was able to lose a more normal 2 lbs. When I originally started this challenge,
my goal was always 2 lbs. a week. It was great having weeks of 5 lbs., 6 lbs.
and even 7 lbs., but 2 lbs, is much more realistic and probably much more indicative
of what I have to look forward to.

Short on time tonight but there are still good days and bad
days. I have a schedule that should work, but it’s the little things that pop
up and disrupt the schedule that have been difficult to handle. For what it’s
worth, here’s the schedule I’m supposed to be on:

Mon: 30 min cardio, core workout (abs, obliques, erector
spinae, etc)

Tue: 60 min cardio (Interval Training)

Wed: Off day

Thur: 30 min cardio, upper body workout

Fri: 30 min cardio, lower body

Sat/Sun: Off days, but usually a bike or a hike to keep
active

Sometimes life happens and you have to roll with the punches.
If I miss a day I do the best I can to make it up. If I can’t, I don’t sweat it
too much. Like I’ve said before…this is a marathon, not a sprint.

Another key so far has been not letting small failures ruin
the progress that I’ve made or the future progress I will make. In fact, this
one small lesson has probably helped me the most. If I have a moment of
weakness, I don’t let that ruin the rest of my day. In the past, I’d take a
small failure and use it as an excuse to just forget that day and start again
the next day.

Let’s say that I was doing really good one day
but then decided I had to have a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip
Cookie Dough ice cream. The old Blake would have said, “screw it, I just ruined
my diet for the day, let’s also have 2 extra pork chops, the milkshake and a
half bag of Doritos in front of the television.” The new Blake recognizes that
as a small failure but isn’t going to ruin the rest of the day by over
indulging. I had a moment of weakness…that’s okay. I’ve done great up to this
point, let’s not ruin it